Граф Монте-Кристо

The Dappled Grays.

           Thedomesticpeaceofthisfamilyishenceforthinmyhands.Now,then,toplayanothermaster-stroke,bywhichIshallgaintheheartofbothhusbandandwifedelightful!Still,"addedhe,"amidallthis,IhavenotyetbeenpresentedtoMademoiselleEugenieDanglars,whoseacquaintanceIshouldhavebeengladtomake.But,"hewentonwithhispeculiarsmile,"IamhereinParis,andhaveplentyoftimebeforemebyandbywilldoforthat."Withthesereflectionsheenteredhiscarriageandreturnedhome.Twohoursafterwards,MadameDanglarsreceivedamostflatteringepistlefromthecount,inwhichheentreatedhertoreceivebackherfavorite"dappledgrays,"protestingthathecouldnotenduretheideaofmakinghisentryintotheParisianworldoffashionwiththeknowledgethathissplendidequipagehadbeenobtainedatthepriceofalovelywoman’sregrets.Thehorsesweresentbackwearingthesameharnessshehadseenontheminthemorning;only,bythecount’sorders,inthecentreofeachrosettethatadornedeithersideoftheirheads,hadbeenfastenedalargediamond.

           ToDanglarsMonteCristoalsowrote,requestinghimtoexcusethewhimsicalgiftofacapriciousmillionaire,andtobegthebaronesstopardontheEasternfashionadoptedinthereturnofthehorses.

           Duringtheevening,MonteCristoquittedParisforAuteuil,accompaniedbyAli.Thefollowingday,aboutthreeo’clock,asingleblowstruckonthegongsummonedAlitothepresenceofthecount.

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